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Analytical solutions of the Arrhenius-Semenov problem for constant volume burn

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1830545· OSTI ID:1830545
Analytical solutions to the Semenov thermal ignition problem for constant volume burn governed by Arrhenius reaction kinetics are derived. Specifically, an approximate analytical solution technique for the Arrhenius-Semenov differential equation is derived for reaction orders n ϵ R>0 and exact solutions are also constructed for reaction orders n ϵ N : n ≤ 3. The approximation technique relies on expansion of the respective nondominant terms in the differential equation at the lower and upper bounds of the reaction progress variable in order to create a pair of integrable series. The two integrated series are then connected to create a single continuous analytical solution. Excellent agreement is observed between the analytical approximation and solutions obtained numerically. The presented approximation constitutes a simple and robust strategy for solving the Arrhenius-Semenov problem analytically.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1830545
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-21-31229
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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